white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how many years; how long; what year
what date?; what's the date?; when?
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
27th day of the month; 27 days
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
then; well; so; well then
to pass (of time); to elapse
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason